The Parent Trap (1961/1998)Hayley Mills or Lindsay Lohan? Frozen II (2019)The COVID-19 pandemic led to an early drop of recent Disney hits, including this massive blockbuster from the end of 2019 that caught us up with Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and the rest of the gang. Take this wonderful little family dramedy from Danny Boyle, the director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire.
The animated classic has nostalgic value, but it’s far from a perfect film, leaving room for Jon Favreau’s technically stunning update of the material. You owe it to yourself to watch or rewatch it and figure out why. However, Disney continues to further push for inclusivity, particularly after tapping Halle Bailey to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid last year.
The story of a clownfish named Marlin (Albert Brooks) trying to find his abducted son Nemo (Alexander Gould) is the perfect balance of visual whimsy, emotional relatability, and adventure storytelling. And it’s so easy to rewatch again and again, making it perfect for a service like Disney+. Even with its three-hour running time, this is a film that generation after generation embraces for a reason. James and the Giant Peach (1996)Henry Selick and Tim Burton collaborated on this stop-motion animated version of the Roald Dahl classic fantasy novel about a boy who goes to live with his awful aunts and, well, finds himself on an adventure in a giant peach. *Never Been KissedLong before she was a talk show host, Drew Barrymore was America’s Sweetheart in a string of romantic comedies like this clever flick about a 25-year-old copy editor who goes undercover at a high school and falls back into so many of her awkward teen ways. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)One of the most classic Christmas movies of all time, George Seaton’s 1947 original stars Maureen O’Hara and John Payne as the parents of a girl who believes the department store Santa Claus she just met is the real deal. It’s animated filmmaking at its most wonderful, never talking down to kids and entertaining for parents in equal measure. (If you subscribe to a service through our links, Vulture may earn an affiliate commission.). Did we ever think that the first hands to really be thrown on.
“My family was cleaning up the garage, and I found these life-size cutouts of 6-year-old me as the black Tinkerbell, black Cinderella, you name it, which is hilarious. It’s a good time to revisit and reclaim these movies, most of which are actually better than you remember, like this goofy, fun, good-hearted variation on the legends of the gods. The future Oscar winner plays a CTA token collector who saves the life of a man on the tracks one day, and then falls in love with his brother. Yes, some of the racial politics of the film look a little dated now, but one can’t deny the music, some of the hand-drawn compositions, and the joy in Williams’s performance.
While You Were Sleeping (1995)The best romantic comedy on Disney+ is this 1995 flick from when Sandra Bullock was at her most charmingly likable. Incredible, Elastigirl, Dash, and Violet is incomplete. “Honesty & Disclosure” finally catalogues the backlog of. Deadline reports that …
We love Pongo too, but it’s Cruella who turned this into a franchise. And you may want a break from the 30-plus seasons of The Simpsons that are also on Disney+. One of the highlights in there is the last Oscar winner for Best Documentary, the breathtaking story of Alex Honnold, a daredevil rock climber who attempts a dangerous ascent without a single rope or harness. Willow (1988)Continuing a trend of family fantasy movies, Ron Howard and George Lucas collaborated on this 1988 adventure flick with a loyal fan base in the three decades since it was released.
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Considered Disney's first major success with a live action film, although Treasure Island was good, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea rose the bar high, and showed a glimpse of potential for Disney and live action films. The Incredibles (2004)Any list of the best modern superhero movies that doesn’t include the great Pixar film about Mr. In the first part of this two-part miniseries, the long fuse on James Comey’s tenure at the FBI is lit. Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
It’s an original musical comedy about a newsboy strike in 1899, with original songs by Alan Menken that may be best-remembered as a film starring a young, singing, dancing Christian Bale. Bambi (1942)Generations have been scarred by Disney’s fifth animated feature film, mostly due to the big death near the beginning.
This movie is just perfect: funny, smart, thrilling, and inventive in ways that not a lot of blockbusters were in this era. Inside Out (2015)Is this the best animated movie of the 2010s? It’s a movie that works every single time you watch it. Kurt Russell is typically fantastic as the coach, Herb Brooks.
We’ve now gotten the first small volley in what’s shaping up to be a full-on war between the Faddas and the Cannons. *Bend It Like BeckhamGurinder Chadha broke through with this charming 2002 sports rom-com about an 18-year-old girl who becomes infatuated with football, especially the skills of David Beckham.
Tron (1982)If you’re not old enough to remember when Tron came out, you probably don’t believe what a big deal this movie was for an entire generation. It’s breathtakingly smart, visually stunning, and unforgettable. Who doesn’t love the story of a bullied, abandoned elephant who finds his purpose through his physical abnormality? That November 12 deadline, however, still looms over the app’s future. Fantasia (1940)When it was conceived and executed, this was the most ambitious project in animation history. Yes, some of it falls apart, but the visuals are always striking.
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